The Lush Nagahyde Interior of Senator Jim DeMint

 

I thought that it was pretty funny when Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) started a rift in his own party by endorsing the ultra-conservative tea party candidates in critical congressional and gubernatorial elections and attacking the moderate wings of the GOP...

I thought it was amusing when Senator DeMint denied claims that he wasn't countermanding U.S. policy towards Honduras during a trip there, instead saying that he was just taking a break, "swapped out the ties and speeches for swim trunks and sunblock" with three male companions from Congress...

I got a chuckle when Seantor DeMint said that he would continue to block the confirmation of Obama's nominee, Erroll Southers, to oversee a division of the Department of Homeland Security that oversees airport security because he says that Southers would Promote unions, which are a threat to airport security and would support terrorists... [ 2 ]

But in light of the recent successes in the Senate regarding the health care bill, I'm still getting a giggle at his earlier declaration: "If we're able to stop Obama on [health care reform], it will be his Waterloo..." [ 2, 3 ]